She picked Tim
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Anonymous
My neighbor put one of those in front of her house. Maybe she should be VP! |
Anonymous
Are they the governor of the state and a former congressperson too? I like it when our leaders are pro-books. |
Anonymous
Why are you so bothered by people liking the guy who Harris picked to be VP? We like how normal he is. He DOES seem like he could be our neighbor. Remember what normal looks like? And maybe your neighbor should be VP! Tell us more about her. Is she a well liked and experienced elected leader? |
Anonymous
Here is the original article from KSTP in Minnesota: Minnesota First Lady Gwen Walz told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS she has worked closely with husband, Governor Tim Walz, in what are considered monumental decisions in the state’s history regarding COVID-19 and the aftermath of George Floyd’s death. "This was historical in nature, and perhaps there had never been a decision like this in Minnesota before," said Walz. "The stay-at-home order was a hard decision and we knew it was emotional, and thinking back on it now it still feels really emotional to me." Walz said she and the governor took turns sleeping at night at the Governor’s Residence in St. Paul, but admitted there were many nights when neither one of them slept as the governor made tough choices about the state’s economy. Full KSTP COVID-19 coverage "This was all of Minnesota, and you knew the decision that you were making was the best and right decision," Walz said. "But you also knew it was very painful and it was going to take a long time for Minnesota and maybe the whole country to recover." [KSTP] When word made its way to the Governor’s Residence that George Floyd had been killed while being placed under arrest by Minneapolis police, Walz said she and her husband felt "just absolute grief." Full KSTP George Floyd coverage "With COVID-19, the entire state was watching what Tim did," said Ms. Walz. "But with Mr. Floyd’s death, it was the entire country and the whole world looking at and watching what we did here in Minnesota in response to that." "Again we had more sleepless nights during the riots," Walz said. "I could smell the burning tires, and that was a very real thing. I kept the windows open as long as I could because I felt like that was such a touchstone of what was happening." Through it all, Walz said she and the governor prayed, leaned on family and friends and were lifted up by the generous support of Minnesotans along the way. "There have been, I think, two different times when we just stopped and shed some tears," Walz said. "He doesn’t throw himself down on the bed and sob, but there have been tears." I'm not sure if you think she was trying to get high off the fumes, but what do you suppose Melania was doing during those months? |
Anonymous
A pension might be a relic but Walz and his wife have them. So what’s your point? Pension was my parents only source of retirement funds other than social security. Many Americans can relate to this. It means his viewpoint is not skewed toward the 1% and that is totally refreshing in a politician of high rank. We need more people like that in politics not fewer. |
Anonymous
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Timeline of the George Floyd riots in Minneapolis/St. Paul:
May 27: Outrage prompts unrest Walz held his first press conference about 48 hours after Floyd’s killing, promising that the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension would investigate the fatal encounter and expressing a desire for a federal civil rights probe. Chauvin and the other three officers had already been fired. The night before, thousands had marched from the location of Floyd’s death to the Third Precinct on East Lake Street. The protesters had been mostly peaceful, though some had broken windows at the police station and in squad cars. Minneapolis police responded by shooting rubber-coated bullets and chemical irritants indiscriminately into the crowd without issuing any official dispersal order, and some threw rocks back at them. Most Read FILE - In this Friday, May 29, 2020 file photo, law enforcement officers stand in formation along Lake Street near Hiawatha Avenue as fires burned after a night of unrest and protests in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP) Elections Did Tim Walz ‘let rioters burn down Minneapolis’? list card image Elections Rep. Ilhan Omar’s vulnerability will be tested in Tuesday rematch against bitter rival Don Samuels 573512756 Elections Fact check: Walz retired from Army National Guard after 24 years to run for Congress Gus Walz held Scout, a 3-month-old Labrador Retriever the Walz family adopted, during a press conference to announce the family's newest addition at the residence Thursday afternoon. Elections Dog parks, Diet Dew and car sickness: A collection of tidbits about Gov. Tim Walz Walz said he shared the “urge of just a primal scream” watching the bystander video, and that protesting is “how people express their pain, process tragedy and work to create change.” “I would encourage them to do so with a mask, to socially distance,” he said. “We certainly don’t want to see things turn violent in any way, but I also think this is a pretty normal response.” Later that evening, looters broke into a Target store across the street from the precinct. Mayor Jacob Frey called Walz around 6:30 p.m. to ask that he send in the National Guard. “We expressed the seriousness of the situation. The urgency was clear,” Frey told the Star Tribune in 2020. “He said he would consider it.” At 8:13 p.m., Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo forwarded an email to Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington asking for the Guard and providing “mission plan” details. “MPD has expended all available resources,” the email said, including assistance from surrounding law enforcement agencies. That night, rioters set ablaze an AutoZone across the street from the precinct and destroyed several other buildings. Walz tweeted that the area near the precinct had become “extremely dangerous.” “For everyone’s safety, please leave the area and allow firefighters and paramedics to get to the scene.” May 28: Assault on Third Precinct U.S. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel of the National Guard warned two of the highest-ranking officials at the Pentagon that the situation in Minneapolis was about to get a lot worse. Lengyel said the Minnesota National Guard was expecting up to 75,000 people to descend on the city that weekend, in emails to Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley. The Guard had 200 military police officers standing by to assist. “They are prepared to be armed should MPD and the Governor request it,” Lengyel wrote, in emails obtained by the Star Tribune through a Freedom of Information Request. State Adjutant General Jon Jensen followed up an hour later with more details, saying he expected a “late afternoon” deployment. Walz activated the Guard at 2:30 p.m. and declared a peacetime emergency. The Guard was given missions to support the Minneapolis Fire Department, St. Paul critical infrastructure and the State Capitol complex. Crowds were far smaller than expected that night, but still overwhelmed the law enforcement response. Police surrendered the Third Precinct around 10 p.m. It was soon breached by a man with a Molotov cocktail and by midnight the south Minneapolis police station was engulfed in an inferno. May 29: Guard mission expands Around 12:15 a.m. Friday, Walz authorized a new mission for the Guard at the Third Precinct. By the time the soldiers arrived, around 3:45 a.m., the building had been burning for hours. Jensen said the delay also came from lack of information, such as details related to equipment for the mission, and he was concerned about soldiers moving into an unfamiliar area in the darkness. Walz said “there’s an argument to be made” that adding soldiers to a protest over police brutality could be a “catalyst” to the situation, and he was trying to strike the right balance. “You will not see that tonight,” he said, vowing to restore order heading into the weekend. “There will be no lack of leadership and there will be no lack of response on the table.” “I will assume responsibility if the issue was the state should have moved faster — that is on me.” Yet, widespread arson, looting and violence continued through parts of the city that night, forcing residents to flee their homes or douse flames with buckets of water and garden hoses. May 30: Soldiers across the Twin Cities Shell-shocked residents held meetings Saturday in city parks and at neighborhood intersections, sharing safety tips and organizing patrols with makeshift weapons to protect their own homes. A somber Walz struck a new tone at his press conference: “The situation in Minneapolis is no longer in any way about George Floyd.” That night, several thousand National Guard soldiers dispersed across the Twin Cities in an attempt to restore order. MPD and state patrol clamped down on anyone out past curfew, firing rubber-coated bullets and tear gas to clear crowds and making mass arrests. The use of force targeting journalists led to several major lawsuits and expensive settlements. Walz hailed a night of fragile peace in Minneapolis, following what he called “the most complex public safety operation in our state’s history.” The aftermath On June 1, Trump privately praised Walz’s response to the riots, saying on a call to governors that Walz “dominated” the situation and other states should follow his example, according to audio obtained by ABC last week. “I was very happy with the last couple of days, Tim,” Trump said. “You called up big numbers and the big numbers knocked them out so fast it was like bowling pins.” |
Anonymous
Walz' pensions simply reflect the reality that he has spent his life in public service. Why was the previous PP making a point about private sector workers? |
Anonymous
Everyone should care whether lawmakers have a financial interest in the individual corporations affected by the laws they're trying to pass or block. It's why Elizabeth Warren and others think members of Congress should not be allowed to own individual stocks. It's why normal politicians at least put their assets in blind trusts. |
Anonymous
| Interesting how Trump’s affirmation meant so much to Tim!! |
Anonymous
Interested how threatened Republicans are by Tim being a genuinely nice guy! |
Anonymous
The beneficiaries of a pension, unlike 401k's, have zero say in how they are invested. For the public as it relates to Walz, that is a good thing. |
Anonymous
Just to be clear, here is the link: https://www.startribune.com/did-tim-walz-let-rioters-burn-down-minneapolis/601055269 It was published yesterday, and as noted in the article, the quote comes from a recording of a call Trump made to governors. Your suggestion that Walz needed this affirmation from Trump is reading things into the article that are not there. |
Anonymous
It didn't. But it certainly undermines the knee-jerk criticism of Walz pertaining to the Floyd aftermath, after he was tapped by Harris to be the VP. |
Anonymous
trump is old |
Anonymous
Don’t forget their favorite: Be a transparent idiot who INHERITED a boatload, so you become a party jefe, see Betsy Devos and her clan in Michigan |